Doug and Carl chat with Bob Haines who is a well-known figure in the FI community due to his frequent attendance of various FI-related events such as FinCon, EconoMe, Chautauqua, and CampFI.  Bob recounts his financial journey from initially finding FI through the Tim Ferriss podcast, to discovering that he was accidentally FI already, to transitioning fully into the world of early retirement almost five years ago.  Bob also discusses the changes he’s seen in the FI community over the years and the power of FI events.

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Links

• Connect with Bob:
  • Instagram
  • Facebook
• EconoMe Conference
• CampFI
• FI Chautauqua
• Tim Ferriss podcast, “Mr. Money Mustache — Living Beautifully on $25-27K Per Year (#221)”
• Pete Adeney/Mr. Money Mustache
• Mr. Money Mustache, “The Shockingly Simple Math Behind Early Retirement”
• JL Collins, “Simple Path to Wealth”
  • Kindle
  • Hardcover
  • Paperback
  • Audiobook
• JL Collins
• Chad Carson
• Gwen Merz/Fiery Millennials
• FinCon
• Amberly Grant/FinTalks Cruise
• Amy Minkley/FI Freedom Retreats
• Fioneers/Slow FI Retreat
• Kevin Ha, “How an Ebike Can Be the Best Investment You Ever Make”
• Kevin Ha/Financial Panther
• ChooseFI Local Groups
• Joel & Matt/How To Money
• Early Retirement Extreme
• Bill Perkins, “Die With Zero”
  • Kindle
  • Hardcover
  • Paperback
  • Audiobook
• Coastal Volunteers in Medicine
• Mark Trautman/Mark’s Money Mind
• Becky Heptig/Catching up to FI
• Brad Barrett/ChooseFI
• Jordan Grumet/Earn & Invest podcast
• Mile High FI Facebook Group
• Doug’s site
• Carl’s blog: 1500 Days

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0:00 Introduction

4:42 Discovering FIRE & accidentally FI

12:40 What if… Life without finding FIRE

20:41 Running out of life vs running out of money

27:25 The power & attraction of FI events

39:28 Marriage & merging finances later in life

45:34 Embracing e-bikes

51:29 Luxury spending in the FI community

57:56 Changes in the FI community

1:00:31 The perfect day

1:09:06 Soundcheck – Favorite parts of EconoMe